EP 0774136 B1 19980617 - SELF-CONFIGURING COMPUTER SYSTEM
Title (en)
SELF-CONFIGURING COMPUTER SYSTEM
Title (de)
SELBSTKONFIGURIERENDES RECHNERSYSTEM
Title (fr)
SYSTEME INFORMATIQUE A AUTOCONFIGURATION
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 9501779 W 19950731
- US 28401494 A 19940801
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9604603A1] A self-configuring computer system, which configures and loads appropriate software to support custom configurations without manual intervention by the user or the manufacturer, is disclosed. The system includes an "interrogation" module, stored on a system disk and loaded when the computer is first activated, that scans the system for components requiring specific software to operate. The interrogation module obtains identification data from these components and, based thereon, enables a startup module to select the appropriate software from a series of disk-based files. The startup module also executes configuration software having a characteristic naming pattern when the system is first activated, performs various one-time setup or configuration operations on at least the main system disk to render it compatible with the operating system, and selects the proper version of the operating system for the purchased system.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 9/06 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
G06F 8/00 (2013.01 - KR); G06F 9/4411 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE FR GB NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9604603 A1 19960215; BR 9502940 A 19960521; CA 2150742 A1 19960202; CA 2150742 C 20001205; CN 1083124 C 20020417; CN 1128373 A 19960807; CZ 25397 A3 19971217; CZ 293315 B6 20040317; DE 69503056 D1 19980723; DE 69503056 T2 19990218; EP 0774136 A1 19970521; EP 0774136 B1 19980617; HU 219948 B 20010928; HU T77153 A 19980302; JP 3523936 B2 20040426; JP H0855018 A 19960227; KR 100209833 B1 19990715; KR 960008610 A 19960322; PL 180053 B1 20001229; PL 318373 A1 19970609; US 5668992 A 19970916
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 9501779 W 19950731; BR 9502940 A 19950627; CA 2150742 A 19950601; CN 95107546 A 19950616; CZ 25397 A 19950731; DE 69503056 T 19950731; EP 95927022 A 19950731; HU 9700275 A 19950731; JP 16840895 A 19950704; KR 19950022861 A 19950728; PL 31837395 A 19950731; US 28401494 A 19940801